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How Do Primary Hospitals Enact Early Response to the Relaxation of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Measures? The Experience From Chengdu, ChinaThis article examines how primary hospitals in Chengdu, China, responded to the relaxation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in December 2022.
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Patient Feedback for MDS: Insights and Closing RemarksMedical experts offer their insights and closing remarks regarding patient feedback for MDS.
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Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment Patterns and Costs Among Pharmacologic Treatment–Naïve PatientsWe present results of an analysis of IBM MarketScan databases that evaluates treatment patterns and health care costs for treatment-naïve patients with psoriatic arthritis.
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Development and Validation of the COVID-19 Hospitalized Patient Deterioration IndexThe authors developed and validated an accurate, well-calibrated, easy-to-implement COVID-19 hospitalized patient deterioration index to identify patients at high or low risk of clinical deterioration.
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Digital Musculoskeletal Program Is Associated With Decreased Joint Replacement RatesAdults with osteoarthritis who took part in a digital musculoskeletal program had lower rates of knee and hip arthroplasty at 12 months vs those using traditional care.
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Effective Prevention and Management of COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis PatientsThe authors introduce a mobile phone app that may effectively prevent and manage coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in outpatient hemodialysis patients in Sichuan Province, China.
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Considerations to Increase Rates of Breast Cancer Screening Across PopulationsAuthors from the Community Oncology Alliance and Avalere Health present data that show breast cancer screening rates recovered more slowly among some racial/ethnic groups following on the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Access to Consultative Dermatologic Care via Physician-to-Physician Asynchronous Outpatient TeledermatologyDirect access of primary care physicians to dermatologists via asynchronous teledermatology improves a health system’s ability to increase patient access to dermatologic care.
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Understanding the Complexities of Equity Within the Emergence and Utilization of AI in Academic Medical CentersThis editorial discusses positions for academic medical centers to consider when designing and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
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Better Together? Costs of First-line Chemoimmunotherapy for Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung CancerCompared with first-line immunotherapy or chemotherapy alone, combination chemoimmunotherapy for advanced/metastatic non–small cell lung cancer has significantly higher antineoplastic drug and associated medical costs.
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Standardized Total Knee Arthroplasty Pathway Improves Outcomes in Minority PatientsIn a minority-predominant patient population, a standardized pathway for total knee arthroplasty was associated with improved outcomes with no change in postoperative complication rates.
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Development and Validation of the COVID-19 Hospitalized Patient Deterioration IndexThe authors developed and validated an accurate, well-calibrated, easy-to-implement COVID-19 hospitalized patient deterioration index to identify patients at high or low risk of clinical deterioration.
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Formulary Restrictions and Stroke Risk in Patients With Atrial FibrillationLimiting access to non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants through step therapy and prior authorization may exacerbate current underuse of anticoagulants and increase the risk of stroke in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation.
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Olaparib/Cediranib Misses Survival End Points in Relapsed Ovarian Cancer TrialTreatment with maintenance olaparib/cediranib demonstrated similar survival vs olaparib alone in platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer.
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Impact of Functional Recovery on Patients Having Heart SurgeryThis article describes the positive impact that actively managing functional recovery has on postacute placement for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
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Reducing Delays in Breast Cancer Care Using an Innovative Digital Health PlatformThe use of a novel digital health platform achieved a 55% reduction in time to treatment among women with a new diagnosis of breast cancer.
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Contributor: Climate Change to Take an Increasing Toll on Mental HealthTo mark the nation's 52nd Earth Day, Robert Feder, MD, outlines how climate change will exacerbate mental health challenges and the importance of global efforts to address the crisis.
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The Feasibility and Equity of Text Messaging to Determine Patient Eligibility for Lung Cancer ScreeningText messaging shows promise for assessing smoking status and identifying lung cancer screening eligibility, particularly among middle-aged, educated individuals with medium or high income. However, a multimodal approach is crucial for equitable implementation of such a program.
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Hospital Performance in a Statewide Commercial Insurer Episode-Based Incentive ProgramSome hospitals were able to outperform others in a commercial insurer episode-based incentive program, but there was little evidence of global reductions in episode spending.
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Food Insecurity, Neighborhood, and Health Care Utilization in Health System AdultsThis retrospective study examined food insecurity and neighborhood disadvantage in health system patients as predictors of acute health care utilization.
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Classifying Clinical Work Settings Using EHR Audit Logs: A Machine Learning ApproachAn automated pipeline of frequency representation and machine learning models on raw electronic health record (EHR) audit logs can classify work settings based on clinical work activities.
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Type 2 Diabetes Patient Activation and mHealth Interventions Decreased Cardiovascular Disease RiskMobile health (mHealth) and a patient activation program could serve as a model for improving health outcomes for patients in outpatient clinical settings by decreasing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk score.
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A Case Report of the Analytic Development of Bundled Payments for the Commercial MarketThis case report of a novel methodology for the analytic development of bundled payments addresses statistical analysis, data visualization, and clinical consultation.
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Modeling Financial Outcomes and Quantifying Risk in Episode-Based Payment ModelsThis article provides a description of prospective financial simulation methodology and use cases with empirical data for episode-based bundled payments, including implications for contract negotiations and value-based care redesign.
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Consumer Data Transparency Is More Important Than Ever as the Battle Against COVID Rages OnOn January 1, CMS implemented the Hospital Price Transparency final rule, but by July, it was clear that many hospitals were noncompliant. Even with a proposed rule for penalties, requirements still only fall on certain parts of the health care industry.
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Sunvozertinib NDA Submitted to FDA for NSCLCA new drug application (NDA) has been submitted to the FDA for sunvozertinib in pretreated EGFR exon 20–positive advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Cost Savings Associated With Electronic Specialty ConsultationsThis retrospective cohort evaluation found that patients receiving electronic, compared with face-to-face, specialty consultation had significantly lower health care costs for at least 3 months.
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Hospital at Home: Paying for What It’s WorthA framework centered around cost, quality, and equity is essential to define the value of hospital-at-home programs.
